Overview
Read To Live is a reading skills tutoring program for incarcerated youth that is funded and managed by the Contra Costa Youth Council, a qualified 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation.
Read To Live's dedicated tutors employ the Barton Method to dramatically improve the reading proficiency of young men during their time at the Orrin Allen Youth Rehabilitation Facility in Byron, California.
Read To Live employs 3 tutors and trains an average of 40 students every year. Tutors work intensely with students one-on-one, one hour per day, five days a week. Students spend three to five months studying with a tutor, and are able to raise their reading and spelling scores by an average range one half to one whole grade level per month!
Our Mission
The mission of Read To Live is positively impact our community by funding and operating a reading skills tutoring program for youths at Orrin Allen Youth Rehabilitation Facility.
Recent News
9/22/2010 - Tahoe Rim Trail Event
Check out our Events page for information about this epic event to raise funds for the Read To Live tutoring program.
5/28/2010 - New Website Launch
On 5/28/2010, we launched our new website. We invite you to take a look around the website and tell your friends to come see us too by using our new Spread the Word website tool.